Poly-cation salts of bis (or tris) 4-O-polyhexose-thio-arylene sulfate derivatives

ABSTRACT

Poly-cation salts of bis (or tris) 4-O-polyhexose-thio-arylene sulfate derivatives, useful as modulators of the complement system, the intermediates thereof and the process of making such intermediates and end products.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of Invention

The present invention relates to novel cation salts of bis (or tris) 4-O-polyhexose-thio-arylene sulfate derivatives, to their use as modulators of the complement system of warm-blooded animals, to the intermediates thereof and to the process for the preparation of such intermediates and end products.

2. Description of the Prior Art

The term "complement" refers to a complex group of proteins in body fluids that, working together with antibodies or other factors, play an important role as mediators of immune, allergic, immunochemical and/or immunopathological reactions. The reactions in which complement participates take place in blood serum or in other body fluids, and hence are considered to be humoral reactions.

With regard to human blood, there are at present more than 20 proteins in the complement system consisting of the so-called classical and alternative pathways. These complement proteins are generally designated by the letter C and by number: C1, C2, C3 and so on up to C9. The complement protein C1 is actually an assembly of subunits designated C1q, C1r and C1s. The numbers assigned to the complement proteins reflect the sequence in which they become active, with the exception of complement protein C4, which reacts after C1 and before C2. The numerical assignments for the proteins in the complement system were made before the reaction sequence was fully understood. A more detailed discussion of the complement system and its biochemical, biological and pathological role in the body processes can be found in, for example, Bull. W.H.O. 39: 935 (1968); Annu. Rev. Med. 19: 1 (1968); Johns Hopkins Med. J. 128: 57 (1971); Harvey Lect. 66: 75 (1972); N. Engl. Med. 287: 452, 489, 545, 592, 642 (1972); Sci. Am. 229 (5): 54 (1973); Fed. Pro. 32: 134 (1973); Med. World, Oct. 11, 1974, p. 53; J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 53: 298 (1974); Cold Spring Harbor Conf. Cell Proliferation 2/Proteases Biol. Control: 229 (1975); Annu. Rev. Biochem. 44: 697 (1975); Complement in Clinical Medicine, Dis. Mon. (1975); Complement, Scope, December 1975; Ann. Intern. Med. 84: 580 (1976); Transplant Rev.: 32 (1976); "Complement: Mechanisms and Functions," Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, N.J. (1976); Essays Med. Biochem. 2: 1 (1976); Hosp. Pract. 12: 33 (1977); Perturbation of Complement in Disease, Chap. 15 in Biol. Amplification Systems in Immunol. (Ed. Day and Good), Plenum, New York and London (1977); Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 68: 647 (1977); Biochem. Soc. Trans. 5: 1659 (1977); Harvey Lect. 72: 139 (1976-1977); J. Periodontol. 48: 505 (1977); Biochem. Soc. Trans. 6: 798 (1978); Clin. and Exp. Dermatol. 4: 271 (1979); Infect. Dis. Rev. 1: 483 (1979).

The complement system (e.g., classical pathway) can be considered to consist of three subsystems: (1) a recognition unit (C1q) which enables it to combine with antibody molecules that have detected a foreign invader; (2) an activation unit (C1r, C1s, C2, C4, C3) which prepares a site on the neighboring membrane; and (3) an attack unit (C5, C6, C7, C8 and C9) which creates a "hole" in the membrane. The membrane attack unit is non-specific; it destroys invaders only because it is generated in their neighborhood. In order to minimize damage to the host's own cells, its activity must be limited in time. This limitation is accomplished partly by the spontaneous decay of activated complement and partly by interference by inhibitors and destructive enzymes. The control of complement, however, is not perfect, and there are times when damage is done to host's cells. Immunity is, therefore, a double-edged sword.

Activation of the complement system also accelerates blood clotting. This action comes about by way of the complement-mediated release of a clotting factor from platelets. The biologically active complement fragments and complexes can become involved in reactions that damage the host's cells. These pathogenic reactions can result in the development of immune-complex diseases. For example, in some forms of nephritis, complement damages the basal membrane of the kidney, resulting in the escape of protein from the blood into the urine. The disease disseminated lupus erythematosus belongs in this category; its symptoms include nephritis, visceral lesions and skin eruptions. The treatment of diphtheria or tetanus with the injection of large amounts of antitoxin sometimes results in serum sickness, an immune-complex disease. Rheumatoid arthritis also involves immune complexes. Like disseminated lupus erythematosus, it is an autoimmune disease in which the disease symptoms are caused by pathological effects of the immune system in the host's tissues. In summary, the complement system has been shown to be involved with inflammation, coagulation, fibrinolysis, antibody-antigen reactions and other metabolic processes.

In the presence of antibody-antigen complexes the complement proteins are involved in a series of reactions which may lead to irreversible membrane damage if they occur in the vicinity of biological membranes. Thus, while complement constitutes a part of the body's defense mechanism against infection it also results in inflammation and tissue damage in the immunopathological process. The nature of certain complement proteins, suggestions regarding the mode of complement binding to biological membranes and the manner in which complement effects membrane damage are discussed in Annu. Rev. Biochem. 38: 389 (1969); J. Exp. Med. 141: 724 (1975); J. Immunol. 116: 1431 (1976); 119: 1, 1195, 1358, 1482 (1977); 120: 1841 (1978); Immunochemistry 115: 813 (1978); J. Biol. Chem. 254: 9908 (1979).

A variety of substances have been disclosed as inhibiting the complement system, i.e., as complement inhibitors. For example, the compounds, 3,3'-ureylenebis-[6-(2-amino-8-hydroxy-6-sulfo-1-naphthylazo)benzenesulfonic acid], tetrasodium salt (chlorazol fast pink), heparin and a sulphated dextran have been reported to have an anticomplementary effect, Br. J. Exp. Pathol. 33: 327 (1952). German Patent No. 2,254,893 or South African Patent No. 727,923 discloses certain 1-(diphenylmethyl)-4-(3-phenylallyl)piperazines useful as complement inhibitors. Other chemical compounds having complement inhibiting activity are disclosed in, for example, J. Med. Chem. 12: 415, 902, 1049, 1053 (1969); Can J. Biochem. 47: 547 (1969); J. Immunol. 104: 279 (1970); J. Immunol. 106: 241 (1971); J. Immunol. 111: 1061 (1973); Biochim. Biophys. Acta 317: 539 (1973); Life Sci. 13: 351 (1973); J. Immunol. 113: 584 (1974); Immunology 26: 819 (1974); J. Med. Chem. 17: 1160 (1974); Biochim. Biophys. Res. Comm. 67: 225 (1975); Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 256: 441 (1975); J. Med. Chem. 19: 634, 1079 (1976); J. Immunol. 118: 466 (1977); Arch. Int. Pharmacodyn. 226: 281 (1977); Biochem. Pharmacol. 26: 325 (1977); J. Pharm. Sci. 66: 1367 (1977); Chem. Pharm. Bull. 25: 1202 (1977); Biochim. Biophys. Acta 484: 417 (1977); J. Clin. Microbiol. 5: 278 (1977); Immunochemistry 15: 231 (1978); Immunology 34: 509 (1978); J. Exp. Med. 147: 409 (1978); Thromb. Res. 14: 179 (1979); J. Immunol. 122: 2418 (1979); J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Comm. 726 (1979); Immunology 36: 131 (1979); Biochim. Biophys. Acta 611: 196 (1980); and J. Med. Chem. 23: 240 (1980).

It has been reported that the known complement inhibitors, epsilon-aminocaproic acid and tranexamic acid, have been used with success in the treatment of hereditary angioneurotic edema, a disease state resulting from an inherited deficiency or lack of function of the serum inhibitor of the activated first component of complement (C1 inhibitor), N. Engl. J. Med. 286: 808 (1972); 287: 452 (1972); Ann. Intern. Med. 84: 580 (1976); J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 60: 38 (1977). Also androgenic steroids have been used successfully in the treatment of this physiological disorder; see Medicine 58: 321 (1979); Arthritis Rheum. 22: 1295 (1979); Am. J. Med. 66: 681 (1979); and J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 65: 75 (1980).

It has also been reported that the drug pentosan-polysulfoester has an anticomplementary activity on human serum, both in vitro and in vivo, as judged by the reduction in total hemolytic complement activity, Pathol. Biol. 25: 33; 25 (2): 105; 25 (3): 179 (1977).

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The instant invention relates to new compounds bis (or tris) 4-O-polyhexose-thio-arylene sulfate derivatives and the cation salts thereof, that modulate the complement system, thereby modulating complement activity in body fluids. Moreover, this invention involves a method of modulating the complement system in a body fluid which comprises subjecting body fluid complement to the action of an effective complement modulating amount of the above-identified compounds. This invention further concerns a method of modulating the complement system in a warm-blooded animal which comprises administering to said animal an effective complement modulating amount of the above-identified compounds.

The invention also deals with the novel precursors that act as intermediates in preparing the above-described complement modulating compounds of this invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with the present invention, there are provided novel compounds represented by the following generic Formula I: ##STR1## wherein X is --SO₃ M and M is a nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable cation salt, wherein the salt forming moiety is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, aluminum, ammonia, zinc and substituted ammonia selected from the group consisting of trialkylamine (C₁ -C₆), piperidine, pyrazine, alkanolamine (C₂ -C₆) and cycloalkylamine (C₃ -C₆); B is selected from the group consisting of --NHCO-- and --NHSO₂ --; n is an integer 2 or 3; and Z is an arylene selected from the group consisting of: ##STR2##

Particularly preferred compounds of Formula I which are of major interest as modulators of the complement system include the following:

Heneicosasodium N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glycopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide

Heneicosasodium N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide

Heneicosasodium N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide

Tetradecasodium N,N'-bis[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,4-benzenedicarboxamide

Heneicosatriethylammonium N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide

Heneicosatriethylammonium N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide

Heneicosatriethylammonium N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide

Tetradecatriethylammonium N,N'-bis[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,4-benzenedicarboxamide

This invention further deals with a method of modulating the complement system in a body fluid, such as blood serum, which comprises subjecting body fluid complement to the action of an effective complement modulating amount of a compound of the above Formula I. Body fluids can include blood, plasma, serum synovial fluid, cerebrospinal fluid, or pathological accumulations of fluid such as pleural effusion, etc. This invention also concerns a method of modulating the complement system in a warm-blooded animal which comprises administering to said warm-blooded animal an effective complement modulating amount of a compound of the above Formula I.

In addition, this invention is concerned with the precursors in the preparation of the complement modulating compounds of Formula I, shown by the following Formula II: ##STR3## wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of --H and --COCH₃ ; and B, Z and n are as defined in Formula I.

Specific compounds of Formula II which are of particular interest as intermediates for the production of the compounds of Formula I include the following:

N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]-phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide

N,N',N"-tris[4-[[4-O-(α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide

N,N',N"-tris-[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]-phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide

N,N',N"-tris[4-[[4-O-(α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide

N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]-phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide

N,N',N"-tris[4-[[4-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide

N,N'-bis[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]1,4-benzenedicarboxamide

N,N'-bis[4-[[4-O-(α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,4-benzenedicarboxamide

In the above Formulas I and II the sugar molecule is drawn to represent either maltose or cellobiose. This invention is not restricted to these two disaccharides, but instead is intended to include polysaccharides consisting of aldohexoses, ketohexoses, aldopentoses and the like as well as oligosaccharides wherein the sugar units are 2-8 consisting of maltotrioses, maltotetraoses, maltopentaoses and the like.

Although the compounds of Formula I are shown as being fully sulfated, this invention also contemplates partially sulfated products.

The compounds of Formula I find utility as complement modulators in body fluids and as such may be used to ameliorate or prevent those pathological reactions requiring the function of complement and in the therapeutic treatment of warm-blooded animals having immunologic diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, certain kinds of glomerulonephritis, certain kinds of autoallergic hemolytic anemia, certain kinds of platelet disorders and certain kinds of vasculitis. These compounds may also be used in the therapeutic treatment of warm-blooded animals having nonimmunologic diseases such as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinurea, hereditary angioneurotic edema and inflammatory states induced by the action of bacterial or lysosomal enzymes on the appropriate complement components as, for example, inflammation following coronary occlusion. They also may be useful in the treatment of transplant rejection and ulcers and as blood culture and transport mediums. The sulfated compounds of this invention such as the sodium and aluminum salts, may be particularly useful in the treatment of ulcers and the like on oral therapy. Also, the non-sulfated intermediate compounds of Formula II may be useful as immuno-enhancing agents or potentiators.

The compounds of this invention may be prepared according to the following flowchart. ##STR4##

In accordance with the above flowchart a bromoheptaacetyl sugar (1), where ˜=α or β and Y is --COCH₃, is reacted with sodium p-aminothiophenol (2) in dimethoxyethane under an inert atmosphere for 18-36 hours giving a 4-aminophenyl 2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α(or β)-D-glucopyranosyl)-1-thio-β-D-glucopyranoside (3) where Y is --COCH₃, [alternatively (1) is reacted with sodium p-nitrothiophenol (2a) giving the p-nitro derivative (2b) which is then catalytically reduced to (3)] which is then reacted with a di- or trisubstituted arylene compound (4) where Z is as described hereinbefore, R is --COCl or SOOCl and n is an integer 2 or 3, giving an N,N' or N,N'N"-bis (or tris) [4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α(or β)-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]di- (or tri-)substituted arylenecarboxamide (or sulfonamide) (5), where Y is --COCH₃ and B, Z and n are as hereinbefore described. The peracetyl derivative (5 ) is then reacted with sodium or ammonia in methanol under an inert atmosphere for 1-24 hours giving (6). Derivative (6) is then reacted first with a trialkylamine (C₁ -C₆)-sulfur trioxide complex in N,N-dimethylacetamide for 18-36 hours at 60°-65° C. and then precipitated from acetone or methyl isobutyl ketone, giving a polyalkyl (C₁ -C₆) ammonium derivative, where X is --SO₃ ⁻ NH⁺ [alkyl (C₁ -C₆)]₃, which is then reacted with a cation-containing compound wherein the salt forming moiety is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, aluminum, ammonia, zinc and substituted ammonia selected from the group consisting of piperidine, pyrazine, alkanolamine (C₂ -C₆) and cycloalkylamine (C₃ -C₆), and thereafter precipitated in ethanol, giving the end product (7) of this invention, where B, Z and n are as described above and X is --SO₃ M where M is as described above.

It is generally preferred that the respective product of each process step, described hereinabove, is separated and/or isolated prior to its use as starting material for subsequent steps. Separation and isolation can be effected by any suitable purification procedure such as, for example, evaporation, crystallization, column chromatography, thin-layer chromatography, distillation, etc. Also it should be appreciated that when typical reaction conditions (e.g., temperatures, mole ratios, reaction times) have been given, the conditions which are both above and below these specified ranges can also be used, though generally less conveniently.

The term "pharmaceutically acceptable salt" refers to those salts of the parent compound which do not significantly or adversely affect the pharmaceutical properties (e.g., toxicity, effectiveness, etc.) of the parent compound. The salt forming moieties of the present invention which are pharmaceutically acceptable include the alkali metals (e.g., sodium, potassium, etc.); alkaline earth metals (e.g., calcium, etc.); zinc; aluminum; ammonia; and substituted ammonia selected from the group consisting of trialkylamine (C₁ -C₆), piperidine, pyrazine, alkanolamine (C₂ -C₆) and cycloalkylamine (C₃ -C₆).

The term "trialkylamine (C₁ -C₆)" defines those amines having three aliphatic fully saturated hydrocarbon substituents containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms either linearly or branched. Typically, these amines are trimethylamine, triethylamine, tripropylamine, dimethylethylamine, dimethyl-1-propylamine, etc. The term "alkanolamine (C₂ -C₆)" refers to the above-defined trialkylamines additionally substituted with at least one and not more than three hydroxy groups on at least two of the alkyl hydrocarbon chains. Such amines are, for example, triethanolamine, tripropanolamine, etc. The term "cycloalkylamine (C₃ -C₆)" is defined as the 3 to 6 fully saturated carbocyclic moieties such as cyclopropyl, methylcyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, etc.

As used hereinabove and below unless expressly stated to the contrary, all temperatures and temperature ranges refer to the centrigrade system and the terms "ambient" or "room temperature" refer to about 25° C. The term "percent" or "(%)" refers to weight percent and the terms "mole" and "moles" refer to gram moles. The term "equivalent" refers to a quantity of reagent equal in moles to the moles of the preceding or succeeding reactant recited in the Preparation or Example in the term of moles of finite weight or volume.

Whereas the exact scope of the instant invention is set forth in the appended claims, the following specific examples illustrate certain aspects of the present invention. However, the examples are set forth for illustration only and are not to be construed as limitations on the present invention except as set forth in the appended claims.

A further understanding of the invention can be obtained from the following non-limiting Preparations and Examples.

EXAMPLE 1 4-Nitrophenyl 2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-1-thio-β-D-glucopyranoside

A 20.2 g sample of 50% sodium hydride in oil dispersion was washed free of oil with hexane and suspended into 300 ml of dry dimethoxyethane under argon. To the stirred suspension was added dropwise a solution of 65 g of 4-nitrothiophenol in 130 ml of dimethoxyethane. After addition of the 4-nitrothiophenol, stirring was continued for one hour, then a solution of 235 g of bromoheptacetyl maltose in 800 ml of dry dimethoxyethane was added dropwise during one-half hour. After 2 hours stirring at room temperature, excess sodium hydride was destroyed by addition of 10 ml of acetic acid. Dimethoxyethane was evaporated at reduced pressure and the residue was partitioned between one liter of methylene chloride and 500 ml of water. The layers were separated, the water layer was extracted once more with 500 ml of methylene chloride, the organic layers were combined, washed with brine, dried with magnesium sulfate and the solution was passed through a pad of magnesium silicate. The pad was washed thoroughly with methylene chloride and ether, the solvents were evaporated, and the residual orange foam was crystallized from 2 liters of methanol to yield 179.5 g of the desired compound as faintly yellow crystals, m.p. 163°-165° C.

EXAMPLE 2 4-Aminophenyl 2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-1-thio-β-D-glucopyranoside

To 91.3 g of 4-nitrophenyl 2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-1-thio-β-D-glucopyranoside suspended in 100 ml of acetic acid was added 10 g of 10% palladium-on-charcoal catalyst in a Parr hydrogenation bottle, and this was hydrogenated on a Parr hydrogenator for 12 hours. The catalyst was filtered from the solution through diatomaceous earth and washed thoroughly with methanol. The solvents were evaporated in vacuo. The residue was dissolved into one liter of toluene and again evaporated. The residue was dissolved in methylene chloride and passed through a pad of magnesium silicate and the volume of the solution was adjusted to about 300 ml. To this was added 1.5 liters of ether and 5 g of activated charcoal, the solution was boiled for 3 minutes, the charcoal was filtered off and the solvents were again evaporated. The yellow foam was crystallized from 1.5 liters of ether to yield 69.6 g of the desired compound as light yellow crystals, isolated in three crops, m.p. 145°-148° C.

EXAMPLE 3 4-Aminophenyl 2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-1-thio-β-D-glucopyranoside

A solution of 5.13 g of 4-aminothiophenol in 50 ml of dry dimethoxyethane was added dropwise at a rapid rate to a stirred mixture of 1.8 g of 50% sodium hydride in oil under argon. After stirring for 3-4 hours at ambient temperature there was added, dropwise at a fast rate, a solution of 25.8 g of bromoheptaacetyl-α-D-maltose in 75 ml of dimethoxyethane. The mixture was stirred for 18 hours, filtered, and the mother liquor was concentrated to give the crude title compound as a brown oil. This oil was purified by dry column chromatography upon 1300 g of silica gel using ethyl acetate-hexane (1:1) as eluant. Crystallization of the residual oil from ether furnished 13.8 g of the desired compound as white crystals, m.p. 147°-148° C.

EXAMPLE 4 4-Aminophenyl 2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-1-thio-β-D-glucopyranoside

To a mixture of 604 mg of 50% sodium hydride in oil in 50 ml of dry dimethoxyethane, under argon, was added dropwise a solution of 2.6 g of 4-aminothiophenol in 25 ml of dry dimethoxyethane. This suspension was stirred for 2 hours, then a solution of 7.3 g of bromoheptaacetyl cellobiose in 40 ml of dimethoxyethane was added dropwise at a fast rate. This mixture was stirred overnight, filtered through diatomaceous earth and the filtrate was evaporated to an oily residue. This residue was purified by chromatography on silica gel, using the system ethyl acetate:hexane (60:40), giving 5 g of the desired compound as a white solid, m.p. 220°-222° C.

EXAMPLE 5 N,N',N"-Tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide

To a solution of 2.5 g of 4-aminophenyl 2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-1-thio-β-D-glucopyranoside in 25 ml of pyridineacetonitrile (1:1) was added 300 mg of 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid chloride. The resulting solution was kept at ambient temperature, protected from moisture for 24 hours, then poured into 250 ml of water. The solution was extracted several times with chloroform. The combined extracts were washed with 0.5 N hydrochloric acid and saturated sodium chloride solution, dried with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and taken to dryness giving 2.7 g of the desired intermediate as a foam.

EXAMPLE 6 N,N',N"-Tris[4-[[4-O-(α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide

A solution of 2.56 g of N,N',N"-tris-[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide in 35 ml of methanol saturated with ammonia at 0° C. was allowed to stand at ambient temperature for 6 hours. The solution was clarified by filtration and taken to dryness. The residual material was triturated with absolute ethanol and filtered giving 1.4 g of the desired intermediate as a cream-colored powder.

EXAMPLE 7 Heneicosasodium N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide

A solution of 1.2 g of N,N',N"-tris[4-[[4-O-(α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]-phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide and 9 g of triethylamine-sulfur trioxide complex in 40 ml of dry N,N-dimethylacetamide was kept in an oil bath at 65° C. for 4 hours. The cooled solution was poured into 400 ml of methylisobutyl ketone containing 8 ml of triethylamine. The supernatant liquid was decanted and the residual syrupy material was washed twice with 25 ml portions of methylisobutyl ketone, giving the intermediate heneicosatriethylammonium N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide. The residue was dissolved in a solution of 1.38 g of sodium acetate in 10 ml of water and the resulting solution was poured in a thin stream into 300 ml of absolute ethanol. The mixture was stirred at ambient temperature for 30 minutes then filtered to provide 2.9 g of the desired product as an amorphous powder.

To remove residual amounts of sodium sulfate remaining in the sample, the product was re-dissolved into water and mixed with 1 M barium acetate solution. The solution was centrifuged at 3,000 rpm for about 30 minutes whereupon most of the precipitated barium acetate settled from the solution. The cloudy supernatant liquid was decanted and filtered through a 90S clarification filter, which in turn was washed with a small amount of water. The clear aqueous solution was passed through activated Amberlite® CG-120 ion exchange resin (Na+ form), packed into a glass column. The sample was washed off the column with distilled water, and fractions containing carbohydrate were pooled. The solution was evaporated to a small volume and the title compound was precipitated from the stirred solution with hot ethanol. The precipitate was filtered off and dried overnight in vacuo at 110° C. to yield the product as a powder.

EXAMPLES 8-10

The intermediates of Examples 8, 9 and 10 were prepared according to the procedure of Example 5, using the appropriate arylene derivatives and the starting materials of Examples 3 or 4 as given in the following Table I.

                  TABLE I                                                          ______________________________________                                                Arylene                                                                 Ex.    Reactant    Intermediate                                                ______________________________________                                         8        terephthaloyl                                                                            N,N'--bis[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O--ace-                                      chloride  tyl-4-O--(2,3,4,6-tetra-O--ace-                                                tyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-                                        glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-                                                   1,4-benzenedicarboxamide                                    9        1,3,5-ben-                                                                               N,N',N"--tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O--                                      zenetrisul-                                                                              acetyl-4-O--(2,3,4,6-tetra-                                          fonyl chlor-                                                                             O--acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-                          ide       D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-                                                 1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide                                 10       1,3,5-ben-                                                                               N,N',N"--tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O--                                      zenetrisul-                                                                              acetyl-4-O--(2,3,4,6-tetra-                                          fonyl chlor-                                                                             O--acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-                           ide       D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-                                                 1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide                                 ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLES 11-13

The intermediates of Examples 11, 12 and 13 were prepared according to the procedure of Example 6, using the appropriate precursors as given in the following Table II.

                  TABLE II                                                         ______________________________________                                                Precursor                                                               Ex.    (Ex.)     Intermediate                                                  ______________________________________                                         11     8         N,N'--bis[4-[[4-O--(α-D-glucopyrano-                                     syl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phen-                                        yl]-1,4-benzenedicarboxamide                                  12     9         N,N',N"--tris[4-[[4-O--(α-D-gluco-                                       pyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-                                           thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisul-                                              fonamide                                                      13     10        N,N',N"--tris[4-[[4-O--(β-D-gluco-                                        pyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-                                           thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisul-                                              fonamide                                                      ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLES 14-16

The products of Examples 14, 15 and 16 were prepared according to the procedure described in Example 7, using the appropriate precursors to make first the polytriethylammonium salt and then the polysodium salt as given in the following Table III.

                  TABLE III                                                        ______________________________________                                                Precursor                                                               Ex.    (Ex.)     Products                                                      ______________________________________                                         14     11        tetradecatriethylammonium N,N'--                                               bis[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O--sulfo-4-O--(2,-                                           3,4,6-tetra-O--sulfo-α-D-glucopyra-                                      nosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]-                                          phenyl]-1,4-benzenedicarboxamide                                               tetradecasodium N,N'--bis[4-[[2,-                                              3,6-tri-O--sulfo-4-O--(2,3,4,6-                                                tetra-O--sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-                                      β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-                                          1,4-benzenedicarboxamide                                      15     12        heneicosatriethylammonium N,N',N"--                                            tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O--sulfo-4-O--                                              (2,3,4,6-tetra-O--sulfo-α-D-gluco-                                       pyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-                                           thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisul-                                              fonamide                                                                       heneicosasodium N,N',N"--tris[4-                                               [[2,3,6-tri-O--sulfo-4-O--(2,3,4,6-                                            tetra-O--sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-                                      β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-                                          1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide                                   16     13        heneicosatriethylammonium N,N',N"--                                            tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O--sulfo-4-O--                                              (2,3,4,6-tetra-O--sulfo-β-D-gluco-                                        pyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-                                           thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisul-                                              fonamide                                                                       heneicosasodium N,N',N"--tris[4-                                               [[2,3,6-tri-O--sulfo-4-O--(2,3,4,6-                                            tetra-O--sulfo-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-                                       β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-                                          1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide                                   ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 17 Preparation of Compressed Tablet

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient           mg/Tablet                                                 ______________________________________                                         Active Compound       0.5-500                                                  Dibasic Calcium Phosphate N.F.                                                                      qs                                                        Starch USP           40                                                        Modified Starch      10                                                        Magnesium Stearate USP                                                                              1-5                                                       ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 18 Preparation of Compressed Tablet-Sustained Action

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient          mg/Tablet                                                  ______________________________________                                         Active Compound as Aluminum                                                                        0.5-500 (as acid                                           Lake*, Micronized   equivalent)                                                Dibasic Calcium Phosphate N.F.                                                                     qs                                                         Alginic Acid        20                                                         Starch USP          35                                                         Magnesium Stearate USP                                                                             1-10                                                       ______________________________________                                          *Complement inhibitor plus aluminum sulfate yields aluminum complement         inhibitor. Complement inhibitor content in aluminum lake ranges from           5-30%.                                                                   

EXAMPLE 19 Preparation of Hard Shell Capsule

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient        mg/Capsule                                                   ______________________________________                                         Active Compound    0.5-500                                                     Lactose, Spray Dried                                                                             qs                                                           Magnesium Stearate                                                                                1-10                                                        ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 20 Preparation of Oral Liquid (Syrup)

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient        % W/V                                                        ______________________________________                                         Active Compound   0.05-5                                                       Liquid Sugar      75.0                                                         Methyl Paraben USP                                                                               0.18                                                         Propyl Paraben USP                                                                               0.02                                                         Flavoring Agent   qs                                                           Purified Water qs ad                                                                             100.0                                                        ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 21 Preparation of Oral Liquid (Elixir)

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient        % W/V                                                        ______________________________________                                         Active Compound   0.05-5                                                       Alcohol USP       12.5                                                         Glycerin USP      45.0                                                         Syrup USP         20.0                                                         Flavoring Agent   qs                                                           Purified Water qs ad                                                                             100.0                                                        ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 22 Preparation of Oral Suspension (Syrup)

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient          % W/V                                                      ______________________________________                                         Active Compound as Aluminum                                                                        0.05-5                                                     Lake, Micronized    (acid equivalent)                                          Polysorbate 80 USP  0.1                                                        Magnesium Aluminum Silicate,                                                                       0.3                                                        Colloidal                                                                      Flavoring Agent     qs                                                         Methyl Paraben USP  0.18                                                       Propyl Paraben USP  0.02                                                       Liquid Sugar        75.0                                                       Purified Water qs ad                                                                               100.0                                                      ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 23 Preparation of Injectable Solution

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient        % W/V                                                        ______________________________________                                         Active Compound   0.05-5                                                       Benzyl Alcohol N.F.                                                                              0.9                                                          Water for Injection                                                                              100.0                                                        ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 24 Preparation of Injectable Oil

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient       % W/V                                                         ______________________________________                                         Active Compound  0.05-5                                                        Benzyl Alcohol   1.5                                                           Sesame Oil qs ad 100.0                                                         ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 25 Preparation of Intra-Articular Product

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient               Amount                                                ______________________________________                                         Active Compound          2-20 mg.                                              NaCl (physiological saline)                                                                             0.9%                                                  Benzyl Alcohol           0.9%                                                  Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose                                                                           1-5%                                                  pH adjusted to 5.0-7.5                                                         Water for Injection qs ad                                                                               100%                                                  ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 26 Preparation of Injectable Depo Suspension

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient              % W/V                                                  ______________________________________                                         Active Compound         0.05-5                                                                         (acid equivalent)                                      Polysorbate 80 USP      0.2                                                    Polyethylene Glycol 4000 USP                                                                           3.0                                                    Sodium Chloride USP     0.8                                                    Benzyl Alcohol N.F.     0.9                                                    HCl to pH 6-8           qs                                                     Water for Injection qs ad                                                                              100.0                                                  ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 27 Preparation of Dental Paste

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient           % W/V                                                     ______________________________________                                         Active Compound      0.05-5                                                    Zinc Oxide           15                                                        Polyethylene Glycol 4000 USP                                                                        50                                                        Distilled Water qs   100                                                       ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 28 Preparation of Dental Ointment

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient         % W/W                                                       ______________________________________                                         Active Compound    0.05-5                                                      Petrolatum, White USP qs                                                                          100                                                         ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 29 Preparation of Dental Cream

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient          % W/W                                                      ______________________________________                                         Active Compound     0.05-5                                                     Mineral Oil         50                                                         Beeswax             15                                                         Sorbitan Monostearate                                                                              2                                                          Polyoxyethylene 20 Sorbitan                                                                        3                                                          Monostearate                                                                   Methyl Paraben USP  0.18                                                       Propyl Paraben USP  0.02                                                       Distilled Water qs  100                                                        ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 30 Preparation of Topical Cream

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient         % W/W                                                       ______________________________________                                         Active Compound    0.05-5                                                      Sodium Lauryl Sulfate                                                                             1                                                           Propylene Glycol   12                                                          Stearyl Alcohol    25                                                          Petrolatum, White USP                                                                             25                                                          Methyl Paraben USP 0.18                                                        Propyl Paraben USP 0.02                                                        Purified Water qs  100                                                         ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 31 Preparation of Topical Ointment

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient         % W/W                                                       ______________________________________                                         Active Compound    0.05-5                                                      Cholesterol        3                                                           Stearyl Alcohol    3                                                           White Wax          8                                                           Petrolatum, White USP qs                                                                          100                                                         ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 32 Preparation of Spray Lotion (Non-aerosol)

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient         % W/W                                                       ______________________________________                                         Active Compound    0.05-5                                                      Isopropyl Myristate                                                                               20                                                          Alcohol (Denatured) qs                                                                            100                                                         ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 33 Preparation of Buccal Tablet

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient          mg./Tablet                                                 ______________________________________                                         Active Ingredient   3.25                                                       6 × Sugar     290.60                                                     Acacia              14.53                                                      Soluble Starch      14.53                                                      F.D. & C. Yellow No. 6 Dye                                                                         0.49                                                       Magnesium Stearate  1.60                                                                           325.00                                                     ______________________________________                                    

The final tablet will weigh about 325 mg. and may be compressed into buccal tablets in flat faced or any other tooling shape convenient for buccal administration.

EXAMPLE 34 Preparation of Lozenge

    ______________________________________                                         Ingredient           g./Lozenge                                                ______________________________________                                         Active Ingredient    0.0140                                                    Kompact ® Sugar (Sucrest Co.)                                                                   0.7138                                                    6 × Sugar      0.4802                                                    Sorbitol (USP Crystalline)                                                                          0.1038                                                    Flavor               0.0840                                                    Magnesium Stearate   0.0021                                                    Dye                  qs                                                        Stearic Acid         0.0021                                                                         1.4000                                                    ______________________________________                                    

The ingredients are compressed into 5/8" flat based lozenge tooling. Other shapes may also be utilized.

The compounds of the present invention may be administered internally, e.g., orally, intra-articularly or parenterally, to a warm-blooded animal to inhibit complement in the body fluid of the animal, such inhibition being useful in the amelioration or prevention of those reactions dependent upon the function of complement, such as inflammatory process and cell membrane damage induced by antigen-antibody complexes. A range of doses may be employed depending on the mode of administration, the condition being treated and the particular compound being used. For example, for intravenous or subcutaneous use from about 5 to about 50 mg/kg/day, or every six hours for more rapidly excreted salts, may be used. For intra-articular use for large joints such as the knee, from about 2 to about 20 mg/joint/week may be used, with proportionally smaller doses for smaller joints. The dosage range is to be adjusted to provide optimum therapeutic response in the warm-blooded animal being treated. In general, the amount of compound administered can vary over a wide range to provide from about 5 mg/kg to about 100 mg/kg of body weight of animal per day. The usual daily dosage for a 70 kg subject may vary from about 350 mg to about 3.5 g. Unit doses of the acid or salt can contain from about 0.5 mg to about 500 mg.

The compounds of the present invention may also be administered topically in the form of ointments, creams, lotions and the like, suitable for the treatment of complement dependent dermatological disorders.

Moreover, the compounds of the present invention may be administered in the form of dental pastes, ointments, buccal tablets and other compositions suitable for application periodontally for the treatment of periodontitis and related diseases of the oral cavity.

In thermapeutic use, the compounds of this invention may be administered in the form of conventional pharmaceutical compositions. Such compositions may be formulated so as to be suitable for oral or parenteral administration. The active ingredient may be combined in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, which carrier may take a wide variety of forms depending on the form of preparation desired for administration, i.e., oral or parenteral. The compounds can be used in compositions such as tablets. Here, the principal active ingredient is mixed with conventional tabletting ingredients such as corn starch, lactose, sucrose, sorbitol, talc, stearic acid, magnesium stearate, dicalcium phosphate, gums, or similar materials as nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable diluents or carriers. The tablets or pills of the novel compositions can be laminated or otherwise compounded to provide a dosage form affording the advantage of prolonged or delayed action or predetermined successive action of the enclosed medication. For example, the tablet or pill can comprise an inner dosage and an outer dosage component, the latter being in the form of an envelope over the former. The two components can be separated by an enteric layer which serves to resist disintegration in the stomach and permits the inner component to pass intact into the duodenum or to be delayed in release. A variety of materials can be used for such enteric layers or coatings, such materials including a number of polymeric acids or mixtures of polymeric acids with such materials as shellac, shellac and cetyl alcohol, cellulose acetate and the like. A particularly advantageous enteric coating comprises a styrene maleic acid copolymer together with known materials contributing to the enteric properties of the coating. The tablet or pill may be colored through the use of an appropriate nontoxic dye, so as to provide a pleasing appearance.

The liquid forms in which the novel compositions of the present invention may be incorporated for administration include suitable flavored emulsions with edible oils, such as, cottonseed oil, sesame oil, coconut oil, peanut oil, and the like, as well as elixirs and similar pharmaceutical vehicles. Sterile suspensions or solutions can be prepared for parenteral use. Isotonic preparations containing suitable preservatives are also desirable for injection use.

The term "dosage form", as described herein, refers to physically discrete units suitable as unitary dosage for warm-blooded animal subjects, each unit containing a predetermined quantity of active component calculated to produce the desired therapeutic effect in association with the required pharmaceutical diluent, carrier or vehicle. The specification for the novel dosage forms of this invention are indicated by characteristics of the active component and the particular therapeutic effect to be achieved or the limitations inherent in the art of compounding such an active component for therapeutic use in warm-blooded animals as disclosed in this specification. Examples of suitable oral dosage forms in accord with this invention are tablets, capsules, pills, powder packets, granules, wafers cachets, teaspoonfuls, dropperfuls, ampules, vials, segregated multiples of any of the foregoing and other forms as herein described.

The complement modulating activity of compounds of this invention has been demonstrated by one or more of the following identified tests: (i) Test Code 026 (C1 inhibitor)--. This test measures the ability of activated human C1 to destroy fluid phase human C2 in the presence of C4 and appropriate dilutions of the test compound. An active inhibitor protects C2 from C1 and C4; (ii) Test Code 035 (C3-C9 inhibitor)--This test determines the ability of the late components of human complement (C3-C9) to lyse EAC 142 in the presence of appropriate dilutions of the test compound. An active inhibitor protects EAC 142 from lysis by human C3-C9; (iii) Cap 50 Test--Here, appropriate amounts of the test compound are added to a pool of guinea pig or human serum in vitro, after which the undiluted serum capillary tube assay of U.S. Pat. No. 3,876,376 is run. The concentration of compound inhibiting 50% is reported; and (iv) Guinea Pig Intraperitoneal Test (GPIP)--Guinea pigs weighing about 300 g are dosed intraperitoneally (i.p.) with 200 mg/kg of the test compound dissolved in saline and adjusted to pH 7-8. Approximately 0.4 ml blood samples, taken by orbital sinus puncture 2 hours and 6 hours after injections, are collected directly into centrifuge tubes; 5 ml blood samples, taken by decapitation 24 hours after injection, are collected directly into beakers. The samples are allowed to clot, centrifuged, and the resultant sera are assayed for complement activity using the capillary complement assay. Percent inhibition is calculated by comparison with simultaneous controls. The results of the GPIP appear in Table IV together with results of Test Code 026, 035, and Cap 50. Table IV shows that the principal compounds of the invention possess highly significant complement inhibiting activity in warm-blooded animals.

                                      TABLE IV                                     __________________________________________________________________________     Biological Activities                                                                                                 In vivo Activity                                              In vitro Activity                                                                               (Guinea Pig                                                            Guinea  % Inhibition)                                                 C--1                                                                               C--Late                                                                             Pig Human                                                                              (Intraperitoneal)                                             026*                                                                               035* Cap*                                                                               Cap*                                                                               Time (Hours)                            Compound              Wells                                                                              Wells                                                                               50  50  2  6  24                                __________________________________________________________________________     Heneicosasodium N,N',N"--tris[4-[[2,3,6-                                                               8**                                                                              2    261                                             tri-O--sulfo-4-O--(2,3,4,6-tetra-O--sulfo-α-                             D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-                                    thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide                                       Heneicosasodium N,N', N"--tris[4-[[2,3,6-                                                            9   3     50  27                                         tri-O--sulfo-4-O--(2,3,4,6-tetra-O--sulfo-α-                             D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-                                    thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide                                       Heneicosasodium N,N',N"--tris[4-[[2,3,6-                                                             12  3    >500                                            tri-O--sulfo-4-O--(2,3,4,6-tetra-O--sulfo-β-                              D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]-                                    thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide                                       Tetradecasodium N,N'--bis[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O--                                                          9   2    239 148 87 90 62                                sulfo-4-O--(2,3,4,6-tetra-O--sulfo-α-D-                                  glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]-                                 phenyl]-1,4-benzenedicarboxamide                                               __________________________________________________________________________      *Tests identified by code herein. For a discussion of the tests, see           "Systematic Discovery & Evaluation of Complement Inhibitors", N. Bauman e      al., Immunopharmacology 3: 31724 (1981).                                       **Activity in wells, a serial dilution assay; higher well number indicate      higher activity. The serial dilutions are twofold.                        

We claim:
 1. A compound selected from those of the formula: ##STR5## wherein X is --SO₃ M and M is a nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable cation salt, wherein the salt forming moiety is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, aluminum, ammonia, zinc and substituted ammonia selected from the group consisting of trialkylamine (C₁ -C₆), piperidine, pyrazine, alkanolamine (C₂ -C₆) and cycloalkylamine (C₃ -C₆); B is selected from the group consisting of --NHCO-- and --NHSO₂ --; n is an integer 2 or 3; and Z is an arylene selected from the group consisting of: ##STR6##
 2. The compound according to claim 1, heneicosatriethylammonium N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide, where the structure is: ##STR7## wherein A is N⁺ H(C₂ H₅)₃.
 3. The compound according to claim 1, heneicosatriethylammonium N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benezenetrisulfonamide, where the structure is: ##STR8## wherein A is N⁺ H(C₂ H₅)₃.
 4. The compound according to claim 1, heneicosatriethylammonium N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide, where the structure is: ##STR9## wherein A is N⁺ H(C₂ H₅)₃.
 5. The compound according to claim 1, tetradecatriethylammonium N,N'-bis[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glycopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,4-benzenedicarboxamide, where the structure is: ##STR10## wherein A is N⁺ H(C₂ H₅)₃.
 6. The compound according to claim 1, heneicosasodium N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide, where the structure is: ##STR11##
 7. The compound according to claim 1, heneicosasodium N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide, where the structure is: ##STR12##
 8. the compound according to claim 1, heneicosasodium N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide, where the structure is: ##STR13##
 9. The compound according to claim 1, tetradecasodium N,N'-bis[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,4-benzenedicarboxamide, where the structure is: ##STR14##
 10. A compound selected from those of the formula: ##STR15## wherein Y is selected from the group consisting of H and --COCH₃ ; B is selected from the group consisting of --NHCO-- and --NHSO₂ --; n is an integer 2 or 3; and Z is an arylene selected from the group consisting of: ##STR16##
 11. The compound according to claim 10, N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide, where the structure is: ##STR17## wherein Y is COCH₃.
 12. The compound according to claim 10, N,N',N"-tris[4-[[4-O-(α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide, where the structure is: ##STR18##
 13. The compound according to claim 10, N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide, where the structure is: ##STR19## wherein Y is COCH₃.
 14. The compound according to claim 10, N,N',N"-tris[4-[[4-O-(α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide, where the structure is: ##STR20##
 15. The compound according to claim 10, N,N',N"-tris[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide, where the structure is: ##STR21## wherein Y is COCH₃.
 16. The compound according to claim 10, N,N',N"-tris[4-[[4-O-(β-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide, where the structure is: ##STR22##
 17. The compound according to claim 10, N,N'-bis[4-[[2,3,6-tri-O-acetyl-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,4-benzenedicarboxamide, where the structure is: ##STR23## wherein Y is COCH₃.
 18. The compound according to claim 10, N,N'-bis[4-[[4-O-(α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,4-benzenedicarboxamide, where the structure is: ##STR24##
 19. A method of modulating the complement system in a body fluid which comprises subjecting said body fluid to the action of an effective complement modulating amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable compound selected from those of the formula: ##STR25## wherein X is --SO₃ M and M is a nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable cation salt, wherein the salt forming moiety is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, aluminum, ammonia, zinc and substituted ammonia selected from the group consisting of trialkylamine (C₁ -C₆), piperidine, pyrazine, alkanolamine (C₂ -C₆) and cycloalkylamine (C₃ -C₆); B is selected from the group consisting of --NHCO-- and --NHSO₂ --; n is an integer 2 or 3; and Z is an arylene selected from the group consisting of: ##STR26##
 20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the body fluid is blood serum.
 21. The method according to claim 19, wherein the compound is heneicosatriethylammonium N,N',N"-tris[4[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide.
 22. The method according to claim 19, wherein the compound is heneicosatriethylammonium N,N',N"-tris[4[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide.
 23. The method according to claim 19, wherein the compound is heneicosatriethylammonium N,N',N"-tris[4[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide.
 24. The method according to claim 19, wherein the compound is tetradecatriethylammonium N,N'-bis[4[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,4-benzenedicarboxamide.
 25. The method according to claim 19, wherein the compound is heneicosasodium N,N',N"-tris[4[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide.
 26. The method according to claim 19, wherein the compound is heneicosasodium N,N',N"-tris[4[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide.
 27. The method according to claim 19, wherein the compound is heneicosasodium N,N',N"-tris[4[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide.
 28. The method according to claim 19, wherein the compound is tetradecasodium N,N'-bis[4[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,4-benzenedicarboxamide.
 29. A method of modulating the complement system in a warm-blooded animal which comprises administering to said warm-blooded animal an effective complement modulating amount of a pharmaceutically acceptable compound selected from those of the formula: ##STR27## wherein X is --SO₃ M and M is a nontoxic pharmaceutically acceptable cation salt, wherein the salt forming moiety is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal, aluminum, ammonia, zinc and substituted ammonia selected from the group consisting of trialkylamine (C₁ -C₆), piperidine, pyrazine, alkanolamine (C₂ -C₆) and cycloalkylamine (C₃ -C₆); B is selected from the group consisting of --NHCO-- and --NHSO₂ --; n is an integer 2 or 3; and Z is an arylene selected from the group consisting of: ##STR28##
 30. The method according to claim 29, wherein the compound is heneicosatriethylammonium N,N',N"-tris[4[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide.
 31. The method according to claim 29, wherein the compound is heneicosatriethylammonium N,N',N"-tris[4[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide.
 32. The method according to claim 29, wherein the compound is heneicosatriethylammonium N,N',N"-tris[4[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide.
 33. The method according to claim 29, wherein the compound is tetradecatriethylammonium N,N'-bis[4[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,4-benzenedicarboxamide.
 34. The method according to claim 29, wherein the compound is heneicosasodium N,N',N"-tris[4[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide.
 35. The method according to claim 29, wherein the compound is heneicosasodium N,N',N"-tris[4[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide.
 36. The method according to claim 29, wherein the compound is heneicosasodium N,N',N"-tris[4[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-β-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,3,5-benzenetrisulfonamide.
 37. The method according to claim 29, wherein the compound is tetradecasodium N,N'-bis[4[[2,3,6-tri-O-sulfo-4-O-(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-sulfo-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-β-D-glucopyranosyl]thio]phenyl]-1,4-benzenedicarboxamide.
 38. The method according to claim 29, wherein the compound is administered internally.
 39. The method according to claim 29, wherein the compound is administered topically.
 40. The method according to claim 29, wherein the compound is administered periodontally in the oral cavity.
 41. The method according to claim 29, wherein the compound is administered intra-articularly.
 42. The method according to claim 29, wherein the compound is administered parenterally. 